Erosion and landscape in Mediterranean mountains – Learning of a comparison from Southern France and Spanish Catalonia study cases and literature

Abstract

A comparative study France-Spain of the relationships between erosion, landscape and sustainable development is relied on measurements and regionalization of erosion and inquiries of local stakeholders. In Catalonia (wooded matrix), the paths produce sediments, in Southern Alps (mosaic landscape pattern), it is the case of the badlands. These measurements are confirmed by the first results of a generalization study, with a special methodology. Local stakeholders do not take enough in consideration erosion problem ; they are more concerned by fire hazard (Catalonia) and shrub encroachment (French Alps).